receptacle
receptacle — 名詞
- receptaclesingular
- receptaclesplural
1. A box, bin, jar, or similar object meant to contain or store something.
容器
用來裝東西的器具
A box, bin, jar, or similar object meant to contain or store something.
The park installed new metal receptacles for recycling bottles and cans.
公園安裝了新的金屬容器，用來回收瓶罐。
receptacle for [purpose]
Stephanie dropped the letter into a metal receptacle by the gate.
Stephanie 把信投進了大門旁的金屬容器裡。
Each hotel room has a small receptacle filled with tea bags and instant coffee.
每間客房都有一個小容器，裡面放著茶包和即溶咖啡。
Used batteries must go into the recycling receptacle near the shop entrance.
廢電池必須投入商店入口附近的回收容器中。
The science lab provides a special red receptacle for broken glass.
科學實驗室備有一個專門放碎玻璃的紅色容器。
- container
The most common, general word; 'receptacle' is more formal and often used in official signage or technical writing.
- bin
A specific type of receptacle, usually for waste or storage; 'receptacle' is broader and more formal.
- holder
Often used for items designed to hold a specific object (e.g. a ticket holder); 'receptacle' is more general.
文法句型
receptacle for [purpose/content]
常見錯誤
2. A device fixed into a wall or surface that supplies electricity when the metal p
插座
牆上供插頭插入的電源裝置
A device fixed into a wall or surface that supplies electricity when the metal pins of a plug are pushed into it.
Leo plugged the charger into the receptacle behind the sofa.
Leo 把充電器插進了沙發後面的插座。
The kitchen wall has four electrical receptacles for small appliances.
廚房牆上有四個電源插座，供小型家電使用。
collocation: electrical receptacle
Before painting the room, Caleb covered every receptacle with tape.
粉刷房間之前，Caleb 用膠帶把每個插座都貼了起來。
A plastic cover keeps young children away from unused receptacles.
一個塑膠插座保護蓋可以防止幼兒碰觸未使用的插座。
The electrician installed a USB receptacle next to the bed.
水電師傅在床邊安裝了一個 USB 插座。
- outlet
The everyday American English term; 'receptacle' is the technical equivalent.
- socket
The everyday British English term; 'receptacle' is more formal and less common in daily use.
- power point
Common in British and Australian English; slightly less formal than 'receptacle'.
文法句型
electrical receptacle
wall receptacle
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, most English speakers say 'socket' (British) or 'outlet' (American) instead of 'receptacle'. The term 'receptacle' is the technical name used by electricians and in official building regulations.
常見錯誤
3. The part at the top of a flower stem to which the petals, sepals, stamens, and p
花托
花莖頂端承載花各部分的構造
The part at the top of a flower stem to which the petals, sepals, stamens, and pistil are attached.
After the petals fall off, the receptacle of the rose swells to form a fruit.
花瓣掉落之後，玫瑰的花托會逐漸膨脹，長成果實。
Botany students examined the receptacle of a daisy under a microscope.
植物學學生在顯微鏡下觀察了雛菊的花托。
The receptacle is the wide part of the stem that holds the flower.
花托是花莖上寬闊的部分，用來承托花朵。
Gita carefully cut the flower stem just below the receptacle.
Gita 仔細地在花托下方剪斷了花莖。
In a strawberry plant, the soft part we eat grows from the receptacle.
草莓植株中，我們吃的那個柔軟部分就是從花托長出來的。
文法句型
the receptacle of [a plant/a flower]
用法筆記
This is a specialist botany term. When discussing flowers in everyday English, words like 'base of the flower' or 'stem tip' are used instead of 'receptacle'.